Lake Erie College partners with Auburn Career Center to offer commercial HVACR program

Lake Erie College is teaming up with Auburn Career Center to offer a new program this fall.

In partnership with the career and technical center in Concord Township, Lake Erie College will host a heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration Commercial Studies and Development program.

According to the news release, the HVACR program at Lake Erie College will be unique in its approach to commercial HVACR because of the college’s array of HVACR equipment across campus and within various buildings. Lake Erie College’s campus and facilities will serve as classroom environments for students in the HVACR program, affording them extensive real-world experience while actively addressing the college’s maintenance needs.

“This will be a great partnership,” said Andrea Tracy, Auburn Career Center director of adult workforce education. “Auburn Career Center has a successful high school and adult program that focuses on residential HVAC, so our new program at Lake Erie College, with a focus on commercial HVACR, will be a benefit to our community.”

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The experiences provided in the HVACR Commercial Studies and Development program will focus on electrical and system functions. Coursework will include electrical processes, refrigeration, air distribution and ventilation.

Lake Erie College Physical Plant Director Herb Dill, who will serve as the program’s director, said he is honored to build a relationship with Auburn Career Center.

“This will be a wonderful experience for someone who wants to get a true feel for the commercial HVACR industry or for individuals already operating in the field who would like valuable extended training,”Dill said.

The HVACR program can be completed in one year through four 12-week course modules: electrical theory and safety; theory of heat; low pressure boilers; and air conditioning and refrigeration. Classes will meet at Lake Erie College three times a week on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The first module will begin Sept. 5, 2017.

Individuals who complete the HVACR Commercial Studies and Development program will earn Environmental Protection Agency License 608, EPA License 609 and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 30-Hour Safety Certificate.

For more information on the HVACR Commercial Studies and Development program, including course descriptions and a course calendar, visit www.lec.edu/HVACR or contact Herb Dill at hdill@lec.edu.